Austin

Aus·tin 1

Aus·tin 2

(ô′stən, ŏs′tən)

The capital of Texas, in the south-central part of the state on the Colorado River. The city was selected as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839 and became the permanent capital of the state of Texas in 1872. The main campus of the University of Texas (established 1881) is here.

Austin

(ˈɒstɪn)

n

(Placename) a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)

Austin

(ˈɒstɪn; ˈɔː-)

n

1. (Biography) Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company

2. (Biography) John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system

3. (Biography) J(ohn) L(angshaw) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962

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